Amateur Hour
As I predicted I didn’t get to bed until 1am and was up later than I wanted this morning. I did a shit job packing, forgetting a number of important thing...
Month: June 2018
Day 10 of The Purge: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Well, whether I’m done or not, I’ll probably go to bed tonight around 1am, and it will be over. Except I have to change my kids’ beds in the m...
Bike Hacks, Take 2
My son can ride a two-wheeler now! (My daughter can too!) But we still need to find safe, bike-friendly spots for them to ride. It was driving me crazy to take ...
Day 9 of the The Purge: Tired
Every day, for nine days, I’ve worked. I’ve worked whenever I had a moment, I’ve worked when I didn’t really have a moment. I’ve c...
Day 8 of The Purge: Detours
Last night I had a mini-panic attack and spent about 30 minutes writing a list of everything I need to do before we leave on Wednesday. My hope was that if I ha...
Days 6 & 7 of The Purge: Losing Steam
I didn’t do much on the house this weekend. Sometimes I think I just might pull this off, other times it will never work. Either way, I’m losing ste...
Misery Porn
I started the second season of The Handmaid’s Tale last week. I’m quite a few episodes in. I watch it by myself, but frequently my husband is in the...
Day 5 of The Purge: Getting There
My mom came again today. And again she was amazing. For the first time I actually think we might make it to the finish line. I have gotten rid of SO MUCH STUFF....
Days 3 & 4 of The Purge: Darkest Before the Dawn
Yesterday I didn’t get much done on the house because I had to check in on my application at the office of short-term rentals. Turns out no one has even b...
Day 2 of the Purge: My mom is amazing
My mom came today and cleaned my house from 9am to 5pm without stopping once. She didn’t even eat lunch. She deep cleaned the back room (our dining room) ...